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Spot Forecast for Little Thief RXB...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
319 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1600 CDT on May 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please call the NWS in Grand Forks at 701-795-5127 for additional
information and monitor our website (www.weather.gov/fgf) or NOAA
All-Hazards Radio for the latest updates.

.DISCUSSION...

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(42500 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........12  12
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............66  66
RH..............30  29
20 FT wind dir..N   N
20 FT wind spd..0   0
20 FT wind gust.6   6
Mix hgt (kft)...6.2 6.1
Mixing wind dir.N   N
Mixing wind spd.10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..43  43

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 47.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northwest early in the evening, then shifting
                    to the southwest late in the evening becoming
                    light late in the evening becoming southwest
                    around 5 mph shifting to the west after 3 am.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the late evening and overnight,
                    then shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph after 3
                    am.
Smoke dispersal.....35400 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 2800 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........11     8      3      42     69     46
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............66     65     56     52     51     49
RH..............28     32     41     52     59     71
20 ft wind......N 5    NW 5   S 0    SW 5   W 5    W 5
20 ft wind gust.7      6      5      7      9      9
Mix hgt (ft)....5900   900    700    400    400    400
Mixing wind.....N 5    NW 5   S 5    SW 10  W 10   W 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..35     4      4      3      3      4

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the morning. Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
                    to around 25 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms early in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30
                    mph late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....6300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    58600 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (133000 knot-ft) late in the morning.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........57        34        35        34
Weather cov.....S CHC     S CHC     S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............49        54        63        66
RH..............75        68        42        33
20 FT wind......NW 10G14  N 10G20   NW 20G26  NW 25G29
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1900      6800      8600
Mixing wind.....NW 15     N 15      NW 25     NW 30
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7         29        151       216

$$
Forecaster...JR
Requested by...Thomas Enright
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413520.1/FGF
.DELDT 05/09/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL thomas.enright@state.mn.us